An unprecedented incident in chess alarmed the competitors Moscow Open TournamentThen the robot You broke a seven-year-old boy’s finger An old man who participated in a game in the capital of Russia.

There was a moment when a young man, a player in the Youth League of the Moscow Chess Federation, was preparing to move in front of the robot during the game. Something went wrong and the cybernetic player with one of his tweezers, He held the injured boy’s finger.

Sergey LazarevThe president of the Chess Federation of the Russian capital officially confirmed that the minor A Fracture of a limb. The Russian director denied this fact and at the same time was surprised, because something like this had never happened in the tournaments where Cyber ​​gamers.

“We rented the robot, it was exhibited by specialists for a long time in many places. it seems Operators have taken into account some shortcomings“, he expressed.

Lazarev also explained his assumptions about the incident between the robot and the chess player: “The boy took a step, and after that we had to give the robot time to respond. The boy ran over and grabbed the robot“.

also, Denied responsibility for the tragic event: “We rented the robot and it has been exhibited in different places for a long time. We are not responsibleRobot operators will have to think about how to strengthen the protection so that this unfortunate event does not happen again.

Video published on the channel Telegram from BasA shows a robot holding a child’s finger. After a short fight, Several people help the child free his hand and move away from the table.

“The robot did not like such fuss: it grabbed the boy’s index finger and held it tightly. “The observers immediately came out and pulled out the young player’s finger, but it was not possible to prevent the fracture,” Telegram TV said. an asset in your post.

This is explained by the organization Children are usually warned before each meeting How to behave before confronting a robot. However, that did not seem to be the case with the minor, which led to his termination with a finger press as if it were one piece.

The Moscow Open Chess Tournament It was held from July 13 to 21, so despite how painful the incident was, the young man was able to continue without any problems.

However, his parents appealed to the prosecutor’s office to find a solution to the incident. before this movement, Lazarev assured that he will contact the family And that he will try to help her in every way.

A little more than a century ago, specifically in 1912, a mathematician Leonardo Torres-Quevedo Create first Chess machine of history

Two years later in an article published in a popular science journal Le NatureH. Wingeron described this machine as a A slot that didn’t play very accurately and that he did not always reach the checkers in the minimum number of moves a Still a simple algorithm who evaluated the positions. However, nowadays, this car has always ended up being a competitor.

Since then, bots have evolved to the point where it’s common to see them in tournaments against all kinds of players.

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